A Slow and Secret Poison: A NovelIn the early 1900s, a young gardener at a lush English manor falls in love with her employer whose past is shrouded in deadly secretsfrom the author of the twisty, Gothic thriller (Entertainment Weekly) Spitting Gold. 1922, Wiltshire: When Vee Morgan accepts the job of gardener at a crumbling stately home in southwest England, shes hoping its a fresh start. But Harfold Manor is shadowed by its own grief and the memories of long faded glory, its rooms

dark intrigue

especially with her best friend’s brother

Especially after they assist the pointy-eared ruler with my kidnapping

As a harpy

she flies around England drinking tea

Evelyn was raised to see field hockey as war

A fateful encounter leads to an unforgettable cosmic kiss that puts this trio in the spotlight of love

and he’s not afraid to admit it

HRT-induced puberty

the safety of Casper's new-found family is on his shoulders

tempting Olivia with the prospect of a love as wild and unpredictable as magic itself

I start to wonder—is my salvation worth the price of his soul